
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957, Biography, 2h 2m
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Lon Chaney
Cleva Creighton Chaney
Hazel Bennet Chaney
Gert
Clarence Locan
Irving Thalberg
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Jul 18, 2021Twenty-seven years after his death Universal Pictures decided to resurrect the memory of Lon Chaney, one of their most notable stars with a biopic, no doubt in part in an attempt to stave off the successes of the burgeoning television industry. Chaney made a splash as an actor who is remembered less for his theatrical chops than for his creativity with makeup. James Cagney, notable in his own right, plays Chaney as a workaholic soul who is only alive while performing, and so his life at home suffers. Dorothy Malone plays that life at home who chaffs in her thinly ascribed given role. What is most interesting about the work is the social stigma of the times about being mute, the truest chord in the film. In a slap in of the face of the subject himself the make-up of all things, is second-rate, go figure.
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Nov 06, 2009The only thing I can think of is........WOW.What an awesome movie!!! It truly shows you what a GREAT actor Cagney is
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Jul 09, 2008A compelling look at early Hollywood with an outstanding performance from Cagney.Anthony V Super Reviewer
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Apr 11, 2007cagney is great in thisjay n Super Reviewer
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